Seven News Spotlight

[TV.Cynic]

7NEWS Spotlight: Justice for Biddy

Bridgette “Biddy” Porter was a smart and vibrant 10-year-old girl who loved school, telling stories and writing poetry.

She had everything to live for, but one wintry morning all of that was taken away when Biddy was brutally killed by a 14-year-old whom she had played with only the day before.

Until now, Biddy’s name, face and story have been lost in a mountain of legal documents and complicated legislation designed to protect the identity of her teenage killer.

Since her death, Biddy’s parents Rebekah and Dominic Porter have barely survived – drowning in grief and loss, and believing they had been silenced by a court order forbidding publication of their daughter’s name.

The circumstances around Biddy’s killing are so horrific, the first police officer to respond to the scene has never returned to work.

Some of the details will never be made public. But the shocking timeline of events and admissions from the killer shortly after Biddy’s death can now be revealed in this confronting but important 7NEWS Spotlight special report to air this Sunday at 8.45pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.

Michael Usher investigates Australia’s murky legal system which saw Biddy’s killer dealt with by the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Originally sold to the Porters by the Director of Public Prosecutions as a path to justice for Biddy, the result was anything but for the grieving parents. In a stunning blow, they recently discovered their daughter’s killer has been granted day release.

Michael Usher said: “We’ve fought for some time now to bring you this story. The case has been heavily protected by the courts, but now legally Biddy’s parents can speak about their daughter’s death and honour her memory.

“It’s been a long and painful fight for them. Their story is incredibly powerful, and so are the people who’ve been helping them find justice in the absolute worst of circumstances.”

All the anguish aside, at the heart of this harrowing story remains two devoted parents who desperately want the world to know about their bright and beautiful Biddy, and how much she was loved.

On Sunday, 7NEWS Spotlight will help Biddy’s parents remember their special little girl and tell this tragic full story for the very first time.

7NEWS Spotlight: Justice for Biddy This Sunday, 8.45pm on Channel 7 and 7plus

[Blake]

@TV.Cynic

7NEWS Spotlight: After COVID This Sunday, 8.45pm on Channel 7 and 7plus

I don’t trust the Daily Mail at all, but they’ve posted a couple of articles now about “leaked full recordings” of this episode and “footage channel seven doesn’t want you to see” etc etc. They’re mostly pushing the audience comments against vaccines being “censored” (edited out of what went to air).

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@Blake

I don’t trust the Daily Mail at all, but they’ve posted a couple of articles now about “leaked full recordings” of this episode and “footage channel seven doesn’t want you to see” etc etc. They’re mostly pushing the audience comments against vaccines being “censored” (edited out of what went to air).

Seven have been known to be cosy with the Daily Mail to be kind to their shows and hosts, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they slipped them some footage to generate buzz.

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@Blake

I don’t trust the Daily Mail at all, but they’ve posted a couple of articles now about “leaked full recordings” of this episode and “footage channel seven doesn’t want you to see” etc etc. They’re mostly pushing the audience comments against vaccines being “censored” (edited out of what went to air)

There was no ‘censoring’. A 2-hour record was cut down to a long hour and was representative of what happened.

We showed the audience asking tough questions and responding negatively to comments. It was a very balanced show but some of the audience didn’t want balance.

[Petarkco]

@blackbox

There was no ‘censoring’. A 2-hour record was cut down to a long hour and was representative of what happened.

We showed the audience asking tough questions and responding negatively to comments. It was a very balanced show but some of the audience didn’t want balance.

It’s still bullshit that vaccines even could come up as an issue at all. The only people who would bother attending an audience like this would think that COVID was a lie and/or that vaccines were for population control/tracking.

No reason that an audience was needed other than for publicity because of the inevitable cookers that would attend.

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@Petarkco

It’s still bullshit that vaccines even could come up as an issue at all. The only people who would bother attending an audience like this would think that COVID was a lie and/or that vaccines were for population control/tracking.

No reason that an audience was needed other than for publicity because of the inevitable cookers that would attend.

Well, you obviously haven’t watched it so your opinion is meaningless.

[TV.Cynic]

Tonight:

8.40pm 7NEWS Spotlight - Trump Shot: The Assassination Attempt

7NEWS Spotlight presents Trump Shot: The Assassination Attempt, featuring in-depth analysis, commentary and all the fallout, including the latest news on the killed gunman and eyewitness accounts. 7NEWS Spotlight will detail the political implications as a defiant Trump is hailed by his supporters.

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Promoted as “special LIVE edition”:

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So The Latest (but from Sydney)?

[TV.Cynic]

[Petarkco]

@blackbox

Well, you obviously haven’t watched it so your opinion is meaningless.

That’s a fair point Rob.

[WATV]

Strange Tim In perth said join me for the latest after Spotlight

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He’s probably hosting The Latest after Spotlight then?

[Jack_Laverty]

What was meant to be on 7news Spotlight?

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This:

Seven News Spotlight

7NEWS Spotlight: Justice for Biddy [7NEWS Spotlight – Justice for Biddy (1)] Bridgette “Biddy” Porter was a smart and vibrant 10-year-old girl who loved school, telling stories and writing poetry. She had everything to live for, but one wintry morning all of that was taken away when Biddy was brutally killed by a 14-year-old whom she had played with only the day before. Until now, Biddy’s name, face and story have been lost in a mountain of legal documents and complicated legislation design…

[killy06]

That was actually last Sunday, 7th July.

Last night was supposed to be:

How did one of the world’s most beautiful cities turn into a hellhole?
Meet the Aussies turning lives around in San Francisco where crime is out of control and people are living in squalor.
Plus, on the road with Crowded House for a trip down memory lane and a big announcement
7NEWS Spotlight, Sunday, 8.40pm

@channel7 @7plus

#7newsspotlight

[TV.Cynic]

The Enhanced Games

Sunday 21 July 9:05 pm

It’s the controversial, modern alternative to the Olympics. a new competition where elite athletes push themselves to the limit with drugs to enhance their performance.

[JohnsonTV]

I believe the postponed episode was supposed to include Crowded House’s announcement that it had added more shows to its Australian tour.

Crowded House Add Extra Shows To 'Gravity Stairs' Australian Tour

I think the interview should be added to this Sunday’s episode, otherwise the announcement will be out of date, knowing tickets will be snapped up quickly.

[TV.Cynic]

7NEWS Spotlight: The Enhanced Games

This Sunday at 9.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus

It’s the Olympic Games – on steroids. Welcome to a controversial new competition where elite athletes put their bodies on the line, using the drugs banned by the International Olympic Committee to make them stronger and faster.

While the Olympics are supposed to be drug free, most Aussie athletes will tell you they’ve knowingly gone up against competitors using performance enhancing drugs and that the practice is rife.

The Enhanced Games, a new, annual televised event created by Aron D’Souza and his billionaire investors, will encourage doping and promises to smash world records by pushing the human body to its drug-fuelled limit.

International athletes will compete for themselves across only five disciplines – track and field, swimming, gymnastics, combat and weightlifting – with huge cash rewards on offer.

Join 7NEWS Spotlight from Paris this Sunday at 9.00pm on Channel 7 and 7plus as Sarah Greenhalgh and Michael Usher meet the critics of – and converts to – this radical idea.

They are poolside with Australian Olympic champion James “The Missile” Magnussen, the first athlete to sign up to The Enhanced Games and once the fastest man in the water, to see firsthand how his training regime is going. Olympic legends Raelene Boyle and Leisel Jones share their views.

Will there be a time in our near sporting future where Australians will be cheering knowingly for drug-taking athletes?

Also on 7NEWS Spotlight, Crowded House like you have never seen them before: an exclusive sit down with the legendary band who have one very big announcement.

And the man who could be protecting our kids from online predators but was stopped by Meta. 7NEWS Spotlight sits down with him for an interview all parents need to see.

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From The Australian:
Spotlight executive producer Gemma Williams determined to prove her critics wrong

At just 25 years of age, Gemma Williams is about to embark on the biggest challenge of her career – and she’s determined to prove that her age won’t hinder her ability to make Channel 7’s Spotlight program a success.

Just seven years ago an ambitious Williams got her first job in journalism, and she has quickly risen through the ranks to be signed on as the executive producer of the Sunday night news and current affairs program.

“It doesn’t shock me that my age has come up and has been focused on,” Williams tells The Australian.

“At the end of the day, yes, I’m young but…that doesn’t mean that I can’t lead effectively, but I’ve never been shy of a tough conversation or tough decision."

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/spotlight-executive-producer-gemma-williams-determined-to-prove-her-critics-wrong/news-story/586c985ddedd466be04379bb3fe2b291